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Research articles, presentations, and other scholarship

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  • The Macroecology of Chemical Communication in Lizards: Do Climatic Factors Drive the Evolution of Signalling Glands? 

    Jara, Manuel; Frias-De-Diego, Alba; Garcia-Roa, Roberto; Saldarriaga-Cordoba, Monica; Harvey, Lilly P.; Hickcox, Rachel P.; Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel (2018)
    Chemical communication plays a pivotal role in shaping sexual and ecological interactions among animals. In lizards, fundamental mechanisms of sexual selection such as female mate choice have rarely been shown to be ...

  • Inequity in ecosystem service delivery: socioeconomic gaps in the public-private conservation network 

    Villamagna, Amy M.; Mogollón, Beatriz; Angermeier, Paul L. (The Resilience Alliance, 2017)
    Conservation areas, both public and private, are critical tools to protect biodiversity and deliver important ecosystem services (ES) to society. Although societal benefits from such ES are increasingly used to promote ...

  • First case of New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase in Klebsiella pneumoniae from Ecuador: An update for South America 

    Romero-Alvarez, Daniel; Reyes, Jorge; Quezada, Viviana; Satan, Carolina; Cevallos, Nelson; Barrera, Sofia; Trueba, Gabriel; Escobar, Luis E.; Villacis, Jose E. (International Society for Infectious Diseases, 2017-12)
    Objectives: To describe a clinical case of Klebsiella pneumoniae harboring a New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase (NDM) plasmid in Ecuador and to present a map of reports of NDM isolates in South America. Methods: The modified ...

  • Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Pathogen, M. mungi 

    Alexander, Kathleen A.; Laver, Pete N.; Michel, Anita L.; Williams, Mark; van Helden, Paul D.; Warren, Robin M.; Gey van Pittius, Nicolaas C. (2010-08)
    Seven outbreaks involving increasing numbers of banded mongoose troops and high death rates have been documented. We identified a Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex pathogen, M. mungi sp. nov., as the causative agent among ...

  • Threat of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome to field biologists working with small mammals 

    Kelt, Douglas A.; Van Vuren, Dirk H.; Hafner, Mark S.; Danielson, Brent J.; Kelly, Marcella J. (2007-09)
    Low risk for hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) has been reported among biologists engaged in fieldwork with rodents. The overall probability of acquiring HPS when working with rodents appears to be 1 in 1,412 (0.00071). ...

  • Household-Level Spatiotemporal Patterns of Incidence of Cholera, Haiti, 2011 

    Blackburn, Jason K.; Diamond, Ulrica; Kracalik, Ian T.; Widmer, Jocelyn; Brown, Will; Morrissey, B. David; Alexander, Kathleen A.; Curtis, Andrew J.; Ali, Afsar; Morris, J. Glenn, Jr. (2014-09)
    A cholera outbreak began in Haiti during October, 2010. Spatiotemporal patterns of household-level cholera in Ouest Department showed that the initial clusters tended to follow major roadways; subsequent clusters occurred ...

  • Incubation temperature and social context affect the nest exodus of precocial ducklings 

    Hope, Sydney F.; Kennamer, Robert A.; van Montfrans, Schuyler G.; Hopkins, William A. (2019-03)
    The environments that animals experience during development have important fitness consequences. In birds, parents influence the developmental environment of their offspring through incubation. Subtle changes in incubation ...

  • Spatial capture-recapture for categorically marked populations with an application to genetic capture-recapture 

    Augustine, Ben C.; Royle, J. Andrew; Murphy, Sean M.; Chandler, Richard B.; Cox, John J.; Kelly, Marcella J. (Ecological Society of America, 2019-04)
    Recently introduced unmarked spatial capture-recapture (SCR), spatial mark-resight (SMR), and 2-flank spatial partial identity models (SPIMs) extend the domain of SCR to populations or observation systems that do not always ...

  • Sex-specific population dynamics of ocelots in Belize using open population spatial capture-recapture 

    Satter, Christopher B.; Augustine, Ben C.; Harmsen, Bart J.; Foster, Rebecca J.; Kelly, Marcella J. (Ecological Society of America, 2019-07)
    We used open population, spatial capture-recapture (SCR) models to estimate sex-specific density, survival, per capita recruitment, and population growth rate of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) at five sites in Belize with ...

  • A Comparison of Systematic Quadrat and Capture-Mark-Recapture Sampling Designs for Assessing Freshwater Mussel Populations 

    Carey, Caitlin S.; Jones, Jess W.; Butler, Robert S.; Kelly, Marcella J.; Hallerman, Eric M. (MDPI, 2019-08-07)
    Our study objective was to compare the relative effectiveness and efficiency of quadrat and capture-mark-recapture (CMR) sampling designs for monitoring mussels. We collected data on a recently reintroduced population of ...

  • Inferring the Ecological Niche of Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella spp. in Wild Felids 

    Escobar, Luis E.; Carver, Scott; Romero-Alvarez, Daniel; VandeWoude, Sue; Crooks, Kevin R.; Lappin, Michael R.; Craft, Meggan E. (Frontiers, 2017-10-17)
    Traditional epidemiological studies of disease in animal populations often focus on directly transmitted pathogens. One reason pathogens with complex lifecycles are understudied could be due to challenges associated with ...

  • Right on track? Performance of satellite telemetry in terrestrial wildlife research 

    Hofman, M. P. G.; Hayward, M. W.; Heim, M.; Marchand, P.; Rolandsen, C. M.; Mattisson, J.; Urbano, F.; Heurich, M.; Mysterud, A.; Melzheimer, J.; Morellet, N.; Voigt, U.; Allen, B. L.; Gehr, B.; Rouco, C.; Ullmann, W.; Holand, O.; Jorgensen, n H.; Steinheim, G.; Cagnacci, F.; Kroeschel, M.; Kaczensky, P.; Buuveibaatar, B.; Payne, J. C.; Palmegiani, I; Jerina, K.; Kjellander, P.; Johansson, O.; LaPoint, S.; Bayrakcismith, R.; Linnell, J. D. C.; Zaccaroni, M.; Jorge, M. L. S.; Oshima, J. E. F.; Songhurst, A.; Fischer, C.; Mc Bride, R. T., Jr.; Thompson, J. J.; Streif, S.; Sandfort, R.; Bonenfant, C.; Drouilly, M.; Klapproth, M.; Zinner, D.; Yarnell, R.; Stronza, A.; Wilmott, L.; Meisingset, E.; Thaker, M.; Vanak, A. T.; Nicoloso, S.; Graeber, R.; Said, S.; Boudreau, M. R.; Devlin, A.; Hoogesteijn, R.; May-Junior, J. A.; Nifong, J. C.; Odden, J.; Quigley, H. B.; Tortato, F.; Parker, D. M.; Caso, A.; Perrine, J.; Tellaeche, C.; Zieba, F.; Zwijacz-Kozica, T.; Appel, C. L.; Axsom, I; Bean, W. T.; Cristescu, B.; Periquet, S.; Teichman, K. J.; Karpanty, S.; Licoppe, A.; Menges, V; Black, K.; Scheppers, T. L.; Schai-Braun, S. C.; Azevedo, F. C.; Lemos, F. G.; Payne, A.; Swanepoel, L. H.; Weckworth, B., V; Berger, A.; Bertassoni, A.; McCulloch, G.; Sustr, P.; Athreya, V; Bockmuhl, D.; Casaer, J.; Ekori, A.; Melovski, D.; Richard-Hansen, C.; van de Vyver, D.; Reyna-Hurtado, R.; Robardet, E.; Selva, N.; Sergiel, A.; Farhadinia, M. S.; Sunde, P.; Portas, R.; Ambarli, H.; Berzins, R.; Kappeler, P. M.; Mann, G. K.; Pyritz, L.; Bissett, C.; Grant, T.; Steinmetz, R.; Swedell, L.; Welch, R. J.; Armenteras, D.; Bidder, O. R.; Gonzalez, T. M.; Rosenblatt, A.; Kachel, S.; Balkenhol, N. (PLOS, 2019-05-09)
    Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial and temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden ...

  • Elephant (Elephas maximus) temporal activity, distribution, and habitat use patterns on the tiger's forgotten trails across the seasonally dry, subtropical, hilly Churia forests of Nepal 

    Thapa, Kanchan; Kelly, Marcella J.; Pradhan, Narendra Man Babu (PLOS, 2019-05-13)
    Understanding spatial distribution, habitat use, and temporal activity patterns is important for species conservation planning. This information especially is crucial for mega herbivores like elephants as their ranging ...

  • Year-round monitoring reveals prevalence of fatal bird-window collisions at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center 

    Schneider, Rebecca M.; Barton, Christine M.; Zirkle, Keith W.; Greene, Caitlin F.; Newman, Kara B. (PeerJ, 2018-04-04)
    Collisions with glass are a serious threat to avian life and are estimated to kill hundreds of millions of birds per year in the United States. We monitored 22 buildings at the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center (VTCRC) ...

  • Hurricane Sandy and engineered response created habitat for a threatened shorebird 

    Walker, Katie M.; Fraser, James D.; Catlin, Daniel H.; Ritter, Shannon J.; Robinson, Samantha G.; Bellman, Henrietta A.; DeRose-Wilson, Audrey; Karpanty, Sarah M.; Papa, Steven T. (ESA, 2019-04-22)
    The intensity of Atlantic Ocean hurricanes is predicted to increase, and although disturbance is recognized as a fundamental driver of ecological processes, the benefits of hurricanes to ecological systems are seldom ...

  • Begging behavior as an honest signal of need and parent– offspring association during the postfledging dependency period 

    Davis, Kayla L.; Karpanty, Sarah M.; Spendelow, Jeffrey A.; Cohen, Jonathan B.; Althouse, Melissa A.; Parsons, Katharine C.; Luttazi, Cristin F. (Wiley, 2019-04-30)
    Honest signaling mechanisms can function to appropriate care to hungry offspring and avoid misdirected care of unrelated offspring. Begging, the behavior by which offspring solicit food and parental care, may be an honest ...

  • Direct and indirect effects of nesting density on survival and breeding propensity of an endangered shorebird 

    Catlin, Daniel H.; Gibson, Daniel; Hunt, Kelsi L.; Friedrich, Meryl J.; Weithman, Chelsesa E.; Karpanty, Sarah M.; Fraser, James D. (ESA, 2019-04-08)
    Density-dependent regulation is a fundamental part of ecological theory and a significant driver of animal demography often through complex feedback loops. We investigated the relationship between flood- and demographically ...

  • Alternative reproductive adaptations predict asymmetric responses to climate change in lizards 

    Jara, Manuel; Garcia-Roa, Roberto; Escobar, Luis E.; Torres-Carvajal, Omar; Pincheira-Donoso, Daniel (Springer Nature, 2019-03-25)
    Anthropogenic climate change ranks among the major global-scale threats to modern biodiversity. Extinction risks are known to increase via the interactions between rapid climatic alterations and environmentally-sensitive ...

  • The Impact of Targeted Data Management Training for Field Research Projects - A Case Study 

    Petters, Jonathan L.; Brooks, George C.; Smith, Jennifer A.; Haas, Carola A. (2019-05-21)
    We present a joint effort at Virginia Tech between a research group in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation and Data Services in the University Libraries to improve data management for long-term ecological field ...

  • Early Successional Forest Management on Private Lands as a Coupled Human and Natural System 

    Lutter, Seth H.; Dayer, Ashley A.; Rodewald, Amanda D.; McNeil, Darin J.; Larkin, Jeffery L. (MDPI, 2019-06-11)
    Facilitating voluntary conservation on private lands is a crucial element of policies that seek to mitigate forest habitat loss and fragmentation around the world. Previous research emphasizes the role of social factors ...

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